Youth Music Monterey Symphonic Spectacular Season Finale Concert May 2, 2010
Salinas, California 93906
The Youth and Honors Orchestras of Youth Music Monterey and Conductor John Larry Granger with guests Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony present a “Symphonic Spectacular” season finale concert on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sherwood Hall located at 940 North Main Street in Salinas. Tickets range from $5-$30. Visit us online at www.youthmusicmonterey.org or call 831.375.1992 for further information.
The concert will feature the Honors Orchestra and guests Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony performing Gershwin’s symphonic masterpiece “An American in Paris” and Alexander Borodin’s “Polovetsian Dances” plus Youth Orchestra selections including Emma Lou Diemer’s Youth Overture, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Berlioz’s March to The Scaffold, and Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave.
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm at Sherwood Hall in Salinas. Youth Music Monterey’s Honors Orchestra musicians will perform side-by-side with the musicians of the Monterey Symphony. Led by music director, Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, the combined orchestras will perform Ravel’s triumphant “Bolero”.
Ticket information:
Advanced Tickets: $5 Students and children, $8 Senior, $10 Adult (General Admission), and $30 Reserved (Dress Circle).
At the Door: $5 Students and children, $10 Senior, $15 Adult (General Admission), and $30 Reserved (Dress Circle). Tickets are available at www.ticketguys.com/ymm, at the door, at The Bookmark at 307 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove, or by calling Youth Music Monterey at (831) 375-1992.
Youth Music Monterey is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high caliber music education and performance opportunities to the youth of Monterey County. The Youth and Honors Orchestras provide a unique learning opportunity for over 100 of the best student musicians in the area. These talented young people delight hundreds of people in the community through quality performances at the Sunset Center, Sherwood Hall and community events each year. Additionally, the orchestras complement and strengthen other local music programs.
Official Website: http://www.youthmusicmonterey.org
Added by Youth Music Monterey on March 4, 2010
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Teaming up with the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony for their final performance of the 2009-2010 season, Youth Music Monterey is going out with a bang. The joint orchestras will tackle George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, one of the late composers most famous works. It boisterously chronicles the journey of a young person through the glitz and glamour of France, capturing the exuberance of youth and romanticism of the City of Lights. Following with another knock out of the classical repertoire, the blooming musicians play Alexander Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances, taken from his epic opera Prince Igor. Mellower but no less mesmerizing than Gershwin, Borodin’s piece follows the dance of slaves brought before the captured Prince Igor to entertain and tantalize him in his conqueror’s palace. The concert also will showcase the Youth Orchestra performing spectacular selections including Emma Lou Diemer’s Youth Overture, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Berlioz’s March to The Scaffold, and Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave. As the players take on the greats, audience members might just leave having been schooled by teenagers. [MF, Monterey County Weekly Staff Writer]